David Chung
Age: N/A | From: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: David Chung Chi-Man , Chung Chi-Man
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
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Movie Involvements: 46
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
David Chung was born in Hong Kong on November 14th, 1947. When he was seventeen, he learned cinematography and acted as a camera assistant under the Shaw Brothers camera department, becoming a cinematographer for TV in 1968, joining TVB in 1973. He shot his first feature film, For Whom to be Murdered, in 1978, and won his first award for Ann Hui's The Secret in 1979, winning Best Cinematography at the 17th Golden Horse Awards. He became a staple cinematographer for the Hong Kong New Wave directors, working with the likes of Ann Hui, Patrick Tam, Yim Ho, Alex Cheung, Tsui Hark, Dennis Yu etc. on acclaimed films such as Close Encounters of the First Kind, Nomad, My Love is that Eternal Rose, Once Upon a Time in China and so on. In 1989 he became the vice chairman of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers. In 1995 he emigrated to America,
Most Famous Work
Once Upon a Time in China
(1991) Director of Photography
Flirting Scholar
(1993) Director of Photography
God of Gamblers
(1989) Director of Photography
Love on Delivery
(1994) Director of Photography
Royal Warriors
(1986) Director
Hail the Judge
(1994) Director of Photography
Royal Tramp 2
(1992) Director of Photography
The Banquet
(1991) Director of PhotographyActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2024 | Grip | |
| 1995 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1994 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1993 | Director of Photography | |
| 1992 | Director of Photography | |
| 1991 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| Director of Photography | ||
| Director of Photography | ||
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1990 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1989 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| Second Assistant Camera | ||
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1988 | Director of Photography | |
| 1987 | Director of Photography | |
| 1985 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1984 | Second Unit Director of Photography | |
| 1983 | Director of Photography | |
| 1982 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1981 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1980 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1979 | Director of Photography | |
| 1978 | Director of Photography | |
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| Director of Photography | ||
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1976 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1975 | Director of Photography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Director | |
| 1988 | Director | |
| 1987 | Director | |
| 1986 | Director | |
| 1985 | Director | |
| 1977 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
